Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
Found 66 events. Showing 61 - 66.
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- First radio-frequency identification (RFID) human implantation tested in the United Kingdom.
- Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel over the Atlantic Ocean (en route to Lisbon from Toronto) and makes an emergency landing in the Azores.
- Eighty-nine passengers die after two airliners explode after flying out of Domodedovo International Airport, near Moscow. The explosions are caused by suicide bombers (reportedly female) from the Russian Republic of Chechnya.
- The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term “planet” such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet.
- In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 72 illegal immigrants are killed by Los Zetas and eventually found dead by Mexican authorities.
- A 6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Napa, California, in the northern San Francisco Bay area, injuring over 200 people. It was the largest earthquake to strike northern California since 1989.
